The Event

On April 22, 2016, students from Georgetown’s Communication, Culture & Technology Master’s program (CCT) invited their campus and community to play, learn, and reflect at Old North, Georgetown’s oldest standing academic building.

For the past year, multiple Georgetown classes have been on a pilgrimage to Old North. On April 22nd, the building became a site of actual and digital pilgrimage for the broader campus and community with an event intended to inspire contemplation, awareness, and interaction. The combined effort of 6 undergraduate and graduate courses culminated in a series of multimedia, interactive installations to demonstrate the site’s architectural, cultural, and social heritage. Visitors came to experience the stories of Old North’s past, present, and future.

Visit the pages linked below to learn more about the projects that were exhibited in Old North, or make your own pilgrimage to the Old North building at Georgetown University, 3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057.

Installations:

FIRST FLOOR
1. Visitor MetaData Kiosks A+B
2. Washington Crossing the Delaware
3. Multi-Sensory Paintings

SECOND FLOOR
4. Haiku Visualized
5. The Triumphal Victory of the Bonhomme Richard (John Paul Jones)

CONFERENCE ROOM
6. The Birth of the Flag
7. Ring, Ring for a Riot!
8. Tango with Mosler
9. Virtual Pilgrimage
10. Rebuilding Old North

THIRD FLOOR
11. Old North Ark

FOURTH FLOOR
12. Material Timeline of Old North
13. Window to the Present
14. Pilgrim’s Rest

COURTYARD
15. Heartwood: The Moral Compass of Old North
16. Heritage Drift (Robot Tour)
17. The Courtyard Haikus